Men’s 1,500m

The 1,500m is always full of surprises and none were bigger than when 21-year-old Matt Centrowitz found his way onto the medal stand at the world championships in Daegu, South Korea, last summer when he captured bronze. Centrowitz enters the event as the pre-trials favorite, while experienced Olympian Leo Manzano, the runner-up at the 2008 trials, will be looking to dethrone the young gun from the University of Oregon. Also worth watching will be David Torrence, who trains with Manzano and is a three-time national road mile champion, along with newly minted pro Robby Andrews, the Oregon Track Club’s Russell Brown and Andrew Wheating, a 3:31 guy and 2008 Olympian in the 800 meters.